Trial to reduce blackouts

摘要

Cutting-edge technology is being installed on the Port Stephens electricity grid in a world-first trial to test ways to reduce the numbers of blackouts and the length the blackouts last. Part of the Federal Government's $100 million Smart Grid, Smart City trial for testing new energy-usage technologies, the project will be rolled out across the electricity network supplying the tourist hub of Nelson's Bay and Shoal Bay in New South Wales.The new devices will allow emergency crews to remotely monitor electricity supply, so if there is a fault, the control centre could remotely isolate the fault and redirect power from available parts of the network.